ABOUT US
Food and beverage expertise
Are you starting a company from scratch, want to scale up or are you looking to identify and solve problems with your production?
Mannanova Solutions works in the development and growth of innovative consumer products while ensuring respect for the environment, social equity, fair trade, responsible growth and development of local economies.
Our expertise lies in helping people all over the world with our consulting services and solutions. We work in the production of natural, fermented beverages and food, as well as the development and implementation of production lines. This allows us to offer adapted solutions to the specific needs and visions of our clients.
Some of the products we have developed include kombucha, kombucha beer, cider, dairy-free yogurt, sauerkraut ready four times faster than normal, tempeh, soy-free tempeh, mead (honey wine), sauces, canned foods, among many others.
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Feel free to write to us! We will be happy to learn about your project and propose solutions.
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Call us at 1-800-865-4525
Our services
How we help you
Whether you are starting from scratch or are an already well-established entity, Mannanova can help guide you through the many facets of development, preparation and execution.
Consulting & Copacking services
We’ll help you build your business
Over the years, Mannanova Solutions has earned a reputation for excellence in the field of food and beverage development, from the preliminary phases of food product development right up to market distribution, expansion, growth of production and product line expansion.
KombuchA MASTERclass - Learn how to make kombucha commercially
The Kombucha Masterclass is an online class that will provide you with methodologies, tools and techniques to brew kombucha successfully at a commercial scale. The class lives entirely online, through high quality video and written materials.
Manna-K
Stabilize your kombucha with Manna-k
Kombucha is a relatively new product in western countries but the market is growing fast. Small, new, local companies are opening their doors everywhere. We have developed a product called Manna-K to help these passionate entrepreneurs scale up their production and ensure they have a stable, alcohol-free, delicious product.
Our team
Meet the team
Mannanova team is composed of the most talented people in the industry with a diverse professional background coming from many different countries.
We are proud to call ourselves a family!
Sébastien Bureau
Founder and president of Mannanova, Sébastien is always busy concocting something or other. Since a young age, he has devoted many hours in the kitchen, experimenting with ingredients and exploring flavours & techniques. With a background in Chemistry and Biology, Seb has continually honed his passion for Food Science. He spent several years as VP of R&D for the biggest Kombucha company in Canada and played a critical role in its growth phase. He’s the man with the plan, and hopes to extend his wealth of knowledge to producers of ecological & sustainable foods and beverages.
Nathaly Pinto
Nathaly is our Quality Assurance Manager with the noble function of ensuring that our operations and products are always conform. She worked for several years with cocoa and chocolate producers in Ecuador to develop their products and improve local production. Nathaly also develop new products and new flavors for our clients.
Tristan Bonin-Giust
Tristan is one of our trusted brewers. He completed his brewer training at Cégep de Jonquière in Microbrewery Production and joined our team after working for a few years in beer breweries. He is passionate about good food, but much more passionate about craft beers. When he's not working, you'll find Tristan as an active blogger/archivist in the local hip hop community.
Eduardo Fonseca Arraes
Vice-President and responsible for business development, warehouse logistics and finances, Eduardo is an expert in managing stuff and is a D&D dungeon master. He worked for many years managing International Cooperation and Environmental projects for the Brazilian government, NGOs and the United Nations. Passionate by craft food and beverages, Ed decided to join forces with Sébastien in order to manage Mannanova, develop new business ideas and help people around the world succeed.
Daniel Nahmias-Léonard
Daniel is here to help make your kombucha dreams come true! Working with current and prospective clients, he'll make sure you have the resources and confidence to move forward on your personal kombucha journey. With past experience in communications and tech entrepreneurship, he's happiest when helping people like you! Also of note: he's in an ongoing flag-off competition with Eduardo.
Thomas Durant
Director of production, Thomas has been honing his knowledge and skills in the food industry for the last 10 years. He worked alongside Sébastien for Canada’s largest kombucha producer, and now the two have joined forces with the goal of creating a thriving international kombucha community. When he is not brewing kombucha he has his hands full with other production related activities. His mandate is: use his experience to help others make the best possible product for the public to consume.
Joseph Oliver
Joe has a long history working in restaurants across Canada and is a food passionate. A talented chef that chose to switch his weapons: laying down his knifes to take our tanks (well, fermentation tanks). Joe assists the production team with his unparalleled strength and love for gangsta rap to brew delicious products every day, cleaning and sanitation.
Amanda Weekes
With a notable experience in industrial cleaning, Amanda assists our Mannanova brewers with the production of kombucha and Manna-K and makes sure everything is clean and proper. Amanda is a hardworking individual who is always ready to tackle any task.
Martin Handfield
Martin is our Production coordinator. He has spent his life doing freeze drying and specializing in a large scale probiotics fermentation for a Québec based international company. Martin support’s us in serving more customers while maintaining our corporate values.
testimonials
Happy customers across the world
We have worked with clients all over the world in 5 continents helping to develop the kombucha market and spreading fermentation culture to every corner of the globe. Meet some of them!
* Most of our clients prefer to remain anonymous. We respect that. This is a list of clients that allowed us to share their stories.
RISE Kombucha (Canada)
Sebastien is a dedicated innovator whose vision and dedication has been an important part in helping the company attain the production quality needed to be at the forefront of our market!
– Simon Bertrand, President
Fous de l'Île (Canada)
Mannanova team offers a personalized service that reflects the values of our products.
I really appreciated the fact that Sébastien is someone reliable, available and who has a deep knowledge of Kombucha and fermented products.
Mannanova has been helping our company since the beginning to achieve high quality products.
– Jerry Compère, Président
Synerchi Kombucha (Ireland)
Working with Mannanova solutions helped me develop my product and processes with ease. His help was a pillar in the success of my company. With his involvement, we were able to bring up production by 800% and avoid any major issues with production.
– Laura Murphy, President
SO Kombucha (France)
Mannanova accompanied us perfectly in the development of our kombucha. Sébastien knew how to listen to our expectations and helped us implement them at every stage of our process.
– François and Nawal, Founders
Ryno & Greg’s Crafted Beverages (Australia)
Mannanova took the guess work out of growing a successful kombucha company. His process design and trouble shooting is invaluable.
– Ryan and Greg, Founders
Fairment (Germany)
Seb is an awesome coach and laid back fermentation guru. His expertise in Kombucha saved us hundreds of hours testing and researching and we were able to make the absolute most of our equipment in the brewery
– Paul Seelhorst, Founder.
LA Brewery (England)
Mannanova was incredibly helpful to me in the initial stages of planning a scaled up production plant. Having a very limited budget and not knowing where to start, he was instrumental in designing a functional brewery. The staff is also on hand when I need expert advice and gives the reassurance that I need, especially in the field of fermentation where there is limited available knowledge
– Louise Avery, Founder.
Biota Fermentation (Canada)
Learning from Mannanova really came at a pivotal point for Biota. Their information and knowledge is what allowed us to grow in our current facility while increasing production and overall efficiency. Sébastien's knowledge and love for fermentation truly shows.
– Brad Hendrickson, Founder.
Kombucha du Mont-Ferréol (Canada)
Mannanova team played a key role helping start the Kombucha du Mont-Ferréol company. Sébastien and Thomas have from the beginning grasped the essence of our project, with its strong focus on the boreal flavors and local sourcing, and have accompanied us in the development of our flavors. Hats off to Mannanova.
– Léandre Saindon, Founder.
Salas Maté Kombucha (Paraguay)
We gave Manannova the mandate to create a recipe to produce a kombucha from a non-traditional ingredient. The result was excellent! The team has developed a premium product. Recipe in hand, we go to South America to start our production soon.
– Nicolas Salas, Founder.
Blissful Bombooch Kombucha (Macau)
Mannanova helped Blissful Bombooch Kombucha move to a commercial level in essentially one week through their Master Brewer course. The insight gained was invaluable to helping us scale up without having to "rebuild the wheel". It saved valuable time, money, and sanity using science based explanations for easy scale up solutions. They also took a lot of time to get to know our burgeoning brand and core values to help us create a kombucha that was completely unique to us and our market.
– Alyson Lundstrom, Founder.
Club Kombucha (Canada)
Mannanova was a great help to start Club Kombucha. Sébastien's knowledge is invaluable and precious and we had a lot of fun working alongside the team throughout the development of the company. Our audacity and their thirst for challenges allowed us to create an exceptional kombucha.
– Claudie Gravel-Niquet et
Vivianne Loranger, Fondatrices
Whistler Elixir (Canada)
Working with Mannanova was an excellent experience as it moved me to a brewery in process to full time kombucha brewer. Mannanova's expertise gave me the knowledge and tools I needed to get to know my brewing process. The Advanced Course was presented in a relaxed and fun way, while providing solid science and research material. Sébastien's love and passion for kombucha and fermentation is inspirational.
– Diane Mitchell, Founder.
YAYA Kombucha (Netherlands)
YAYA Kombucha started working with Mannanova in 2016 when our company was still in its infancy. Since then, Mannanova has been a trusted partner every step of the way. As a result, we have been able to rapidly grow our business by making calculated steps and avoiding common mistakes. Over the years we have received expertise and advice regarding machinery, up-scaling production, flavor consistency, product stability, and many more topics. The team at Mannanova is a group of great people who feels like an extension of our team. They are dedicated to the craft of kombucha brewing, meticulous about solving challenges and they thrive on helping others succeed!
– Tom and Charlotte, Founders.
Soul Kombucha (Brazil)
We had an amazing time learning from Mannanova, developing delicious and stable flavors. As we are a local crafted kombucha company, all the high quality service and information that Mannanova Solutions provided was essential to make our idea come true.
– Isabela Christo and Isadora Darwich, Founders.
Verve Kombucha (USA, IA)
We have been working with Mannanova for four years now. They helped us make the transition from homebrewing to a commercial process, came and helped us design our brewery space, and have answered our questions many times when we got stuck. They are cheerful, down-to-earth and generous, and any success our project enjoys is in part due to their partnership.
– Andry Fuchtman, Founder.
La Feuille Verte (Canada, QC)
Every good story starts with a great idea. An appointment was made with Sébastien Bureau, an internationally renowned expert in the field of kombucha. Dany was treated to a real university level course on the challenges of lactofermentation and the delicate process that generates this unique drink. He therefore entrusted Sébastien with an ambitious mission: to develop in less than two weeks 4 unique flavors of kombucha using hemp.
– Dany Lefebvre, Fondateur.
Loop Mission (Canada)
Mannanova is a badass. Real badass. They can help you with pretty much any process related to food transformation and they did with me for all of my projects.
– David Côté, Founder.
Wild Tea (Canada, AB)
Mannanova completely transformed our business. They helped us in every aspect of our business to make us strong Canadian brand. From scaling production, product quality, recipe development- they are always available, accessible, and pleasant to work with. If we’re ever in a pinch, we know we can reach out, and someone from the team will respond asap. They have great customer service, they’re prices are affordable, and we intend to continue working with them.
– Emily Baadsvik and Brigette Freel, Founders.